 Okay, we are live for another Aughty Time live stream Q&A as you eat being everybody It's being another one of those I don't know if I'm gonna have a time at which there isn't like I Don't know some something something like like having a calm week I think I've had one since starting these these live streams where it's being like actually being okay Oh Crazy have your weeks weeks been so far. How are you doing? Let me know fill me in So it's gonna be just the same as usual I think on these lives, you know ask me some questions Can be autism related mental health self-improvement things that are personal to me go for it Please hi, Austin. Nice to see you in here, man. I forgot set like a Reschedule also of a placeholder for this live stream. So I'm glad that it's You guys have been notified about it. All right, so I think I'm I need to Probably Lower the camera a little bit There you go Awesome So, yeah Have you guys been how's you how's your weeks been if you're being at work? You just been chilling. Let me know be interested to know my weeks being Quite open down to be honest like my mental health just been fluctuating quite wildly at the moment. So It's Yeah, so but being a case where just just kind of Adjusting things as I'm going on which is not the best because I quite like to have a good routine to kind of set up and stuff But you know, what can you do a life? Hey? Hi, Joshua Makes coming back on man the the Instagram hydration reminder person I've got my my staple Too late a bowl of Pepsi today Brilliant Please keep switching to Austin says I almost quit my job one day But I talked to my supervisor on my workload got adjusted and I was given two days just to catch up on work. That's good No, it's it's hard isn't it? I think I'm I've been kind of going through a situation where I kind of feel particularly at the moment like It's it's either that the people view you as being able to Like cope with everything and do everything to a high standard or just not at all Like there's no there's no kind of middle ground of like being good at certain things and then not being so good at other things It's it's difficult sometimes and I think we especially if you have my mental health difficulties and stuff like myself Your capacity kind of changes week on week Do you work full-time Austin or is it kind of like a part-time thing? No, not water. Just sure today Hmm full-time Wow Five days a week nine to five How's my day been so far? Not too bad actually. I mean my anxiety has been all over the place at the moment, but It seems to be keeping on track for things to some degree I've got some kind of plans in the work about Like the stuff that I'm gonna do and I'm thinking at some point Once I get myself all set up and started I'm gonna start start possibly doing some lifestreams like proper ones Now go for go for YouTube. It's probably gonna be on YouTube. Not gonna lie, but I'm We're gonna go through and watch some some different autism content. I'm gonna give my my sort of sides of it and stuff It might be quite cool. I Don't know of any other people any other person that does that so Give it a go What's my favorite type of coffee? I Don't like hot drinks. I like cold drinks So usually probably like ice latte or something with an extra shock summer caffeine addicts Five days a week Fridays only half days, but I get pulled paid for four week. That's great Do you have like adjustments in place and stuff? The sky above said I had my autism assessment this week and I'm so exhausted now Did others also find it so tiring? I think a lot of people do because it's it's it's a bit of a weird situation because the way that they do it It's not like necessarily like Asking you specific questions About things it's like getting you to do a task and they like observe your behavior and stuff which can be It's a bit weird To go through that kind of thing it was weird for me even when I was like ten years old That's good that he gives you some leeway with things It's not no like formal adjustments in place. I have been exercising have indeed Perhaps not to the degree that I've been wanting to I had one day where I was gonna Not really feeling it one day where I think I went to the gym about 10 p.m. So I Ended up getting a home at like half half one in the morning, which was not good, but I did it I've tried cappuccinos and lattes. Yeah, I just like that like the iced coffees, you know I'll have a coffee if it's going but I tend to go with like particular ones like The iced versions or usually to be honest energy drinks is like my go-to but not like the Like a full sugar like monster ones that you can get that's more of the Like the powdered like supplement ones that you can get which is it's been good I mean it has like obviously has like elements of hydration to it. There's a few like particular supplements that can help with Productivity and things like that. So It's good. It's also got this compound in it called L. Fianine, which I always talk about And how many people know about is it's this compound that's found in green tea not red bull. Hey, I don't like red bull But it's it's really good because it kind of mitigates like the Like the the jitteriness and the anxiety that you can get from a Caffeine so that's really good for me. So if I did if I just drink like loads of coffee and stuff, it's not not too good I try I try the Luke said I have the Luke said sport when In the in the odd occasion that I actually do some cardio or I choose to like do some shadow sparring at something at the gym Or leg days, maybe get some white hydration drinks Sometimes sometimes Hey, Jack, how you doing? Thank you very much, dude. I've actually worn a shirt today. It's a rare occasion where I'm wearing a polo. I Haven't tried Luke said a lot. How is that? I just have very particular tastes when it comes to drinks and Like the one that I've got at the moment. It's called sneak. It's like this Powdered energy drink thing that you can get which is it's pretty good You can get it in like different flavors got like a rhubarb and custard one and some like lemonade ones Bless me So Yeah, I mean You good. It's good. It's called to talk about any drinks, but let's talk about some autism stuff All right Pull up my Instagram for a bit of reference. I did release as I said the Managing Alex find me a post guide, whatever you want to call it That is very much what I did to better understand my emotions my emotional states prevent me out of dance and stuff. So if you are Looking for that kind of thing and you're autistic It's probably probably a good idea to check out the managing Alex find me a guy because it's a good. It's a good one Thank you very much Joshua for buying a badge for the live stream much appreciated. Thank you You know dot Stacy Koronski says I like the guides good good Do you think there's anything that you would you would add particularly that I missed out because It's kind of it's kind of a new I mean in the in the relative terms of understanding autumn. It's kind of a new concept. So Most most of what I suggested were things I did but it should have really helped me I Haven't tried police park before I may have done. It's not like the the Like the Aldi kind of low-cost GP and the during anything up Yeah, so so I talked about likes fine. Yeah, I used to talk to bow I used to talk to bow The different types of autistic camouflage that people can do Which I thought was really interesting Because we talk a lot about masking, but there's actually like different kind of Separate parts of what like autistic camouflage in and masking is like a part of that It's things like compensation assimilation Things like that which I thought is really interesting Realist gts. So did you mention using emotion wheels? I think motion wheels can be really good like Like identifying what emotion you're in The thing is with creating Instagram posts is that there is usually quite a like a heavy word limit Because I could just write a whole Like post with like loads of detail in like font 12 But people just don't really want to read through loads of text. So it's kind of I Guess like Having having to cut down on the word limit, which I'm not too keen on but I understand it It's not it's not everything like not everybody wants to kind of see an Instagram post and read like a whole blog post Which is it's not it's not really a place for Instagram. I don't think But then again, it stops me from rambling on about a subject for ages and ages and ages So thank you for the emojis Maya star. Are you doing today? I'm an assimilator. Yeah, me too It's not like a conscious thing for me like it's more of a I don't know No, no, I'm thinking of compensation. I think the assimilation part I think it's something that I used to do when I was younger not so much nowadays That's like copy and interests conforming to like social norms Performing in social situations or just avoiding them when you don't feel like you can communicate to a certain level Which is interesting, I think the compensation thing is much more like something that I do More about like mirroring body language and facial expressions vocal tonalities of the person that I'm speaking to and it's not necessarily like a Sort of like Just like thing that I do consciously. I'm not right, right I'm gonna analyze this person and then I'm gonna do it back to them I think it's just something that you know, it kind of Kind of happened, you know, it kind of happens just just unconsciously Whoever I talk to you can you can even see it like if you go through some of my podcasts Depending on who I'm speaking to it's not always But depending on who I'm speaking to I do sort of tend to like adopt somewhat of the way that they're speaking It's just for me kind of going through and looking at stuff like that. It's interesting Hi, bit. How are you doing? like in the The red neurodiversity Logo that you got there. Thank you for being a member Maya star says hey, hey all good here tough century days because of the heat and hay fever Relate It's not so much of an issue of me in terms of hay fever even though like I live very close to a field But the heat has definitely been a thing for me this this year It's hard as well because I like wearing like dressing gowns and like Udy's, you know, there's big kind of comfy Clothing items that you can get that are just just kind of you just Pop on your head pop on your body in Chile I can't really use them at the moment, which is kind of annoying So I have to just I find myself just like putting it on and then taking off when I get too hot and then put it back on and So it's a whole thing Hi turtle. How are you doing today? Rob Parton says hi. I'm a autistic public speaker. I've got a question. Have you ever considered confronting a Man challenging these issues of sensory overload instead of seeing it as some sort of a roadblock I'm not sure exactly. I know what you mean. I Think you're thinking possibly as like like for me going into a situation just avoiding places I Do do a lot to manage to be honest. It's You know, I I have a lot of sensory supports that I use If I'm going into a high high pressure kind of lots of sensory overloady kind of spaces Then I will take breaks and I'll sort of manage my energy beforehand It is a roadblock I would say especially if your mental health is not too great And you are feeling particularly sensitive in a certain day or a week You know, I but it doesn't stop me from doing things, you know, it's just just about kind of managing that sensory environment that I'm in I Have answers your question When we do it a lot possibly yeah Dot Stacy says do you like yoga for interoception? I Never thought of Yoga is like an interoceptive thing. I think it like for me it could be something more more related to like appropriate exception like Awareness of your body in space, you know, that can be quite a good kind of relaxing stim for some people I don't know if it would allow me to get in get more in touch with my like What'd you say? like feelings that I need to eat and drink but Maybe have you have you had in excess with that? Interested to know Have either said the be via Says, um, thank you so much from Lima Peru. Oh Peru. Hey, that's cool. I've always wanted to go to Peru My stars the same here. I still wear a fleece hoodie to sleep in. Yeah It's nice when I go to sleep because I keep the window open. It's nice and cold but as like morning croak encroaches in you know, I have to You know, I sometimes end up very very kind of overheated and stuff in the mornings Which is not too hard because I hate being cold in the mornings. So I Don't know kind of works Derry short says hi misson is 12 and autistic when in a meltdown. He's saying some mean things to me It's only because he's distressed. But does anyone in here relate? I think I think yeah, some some people when they're having a meltdown It's a very kind of emotionally intense experience and sometimes we can Feel feel very much like we need to express that so I probably say that would be you know the case for a lot of people Maya star says People seem to think that sensory issues can be overcame but by pushing yourself into full-blown BDSD Speaking from experience. It doesn't work an autistic brain Yeah, and that's the thing because like the the difference for like autistic brains is that we do tend to Struggle with habituation which is basically like Tuning out the sensory things in our environment so, you know, it's You can sort of do it to a certain point But you know, it's even even like when like teachers and parents are saying like oh, we need to Make sure that they're not using sensory sports and they can kind of deal with life as it comes It's not really the case. You can wear sensory supports in adulthood as well And there's nothing wrong with we're doing so, you know We can't necessarily just tune out all of these sensory things that that can bother a lot of people so totally totally No, it's just unnecessary in a lot of cases and it doesn't produce any kind of issues It does produce issues. Sorry Coffee guy says hi from Scotland. Hello. I'm red strikes a hello from New York Very cool. I guess the one by spa not fully sure interesting Are you flexible? I? Am actually I am but any because of taekwondo I Can I can like put my put my feet together and touch my my head to my What do you say? I can't remember the island some to cool name for that bone my shins Again, I can put my hands flat on the floor. So it's I've got I've got a good hamstring flexibility That's true looking after our health is important totally so doc doc Stacy was us telling us about kind of like interception and yoga and They say Like recognizing how feelings show up if one's body is in a physical sense if one struggles with likes five are right Okay, so like the elixir find me your aspect of it. I Think sometimes, you know having space to think can be helpful for anyone. I wouldn't say that it's necessarily like Just applicable for autistic people I think you know some you know just having a space where you can be a little bit more mindful of you and your body and have a bit of like time We are focusing somewhat on doing a certain movement, but also You know, you do have that like mindful mindfulness aspect of it. Yeah You're always too hot. Oh, thank you very much Joshu G. Williams and says loving the live stream. Have you ever tried meditation before I used to be really into meditation for a long time and The reason why is because around that time when I was at university. I did come across a lot of like literature around Meditation and like the actual Like impacts that it can have on your brain in a positive way Like it can be really like it can make some actual physical changes to your brain when you do it It's all it's all about Like quieting down this thing that that psychologists call like the default mode network It's where where your brains just kind of in limbo and you're kind of thinking about lots of different things, but not necessarily Focusing yourself on a specific thing And it can be quite stressful and it's like having like a busy brain, you know a Meditation can be really important in That but also being able to refocus yourself on something It's not just helpful for productivity, but also if you are struggling with a particular emotion or difficult situation Actually refocusing on Something something else and having the ability to do that and quite in quite new brain down is really really important It's really interesting. You should look at others like that. I've seen some stuff around Like they're doing brain scans on like mugs and stuff who are like practice meditation daily It's really really cool My star says also even if you manage a particular stimulus one day a change in weather your hormones or routine can amplify your sensory issues a hundred percent a hundred percent and so it's so it's important to kind of have these bright blanket ways of Approaching dealing with sensory issues and anxiety But yes, you know we're adults and life does is not always the same You're not always feeling the same and so you've got to adapt sometimes and You know, it's important to have that that kind of flexibility. I suppose as well Lucy Penel says saw you in Manchester last year and listened to your talk and 23 but still learning about autism every day Appreciate you and what you do. Thank you very much, Lucy. It's it's nice that you you connected in me with me from that Was that the the autism show Because I have an invite to that this year and I Do kind of want to go but at the same time they're not like paying for accommodation and travel and it's you know it I Feel like I did a good speech I did a good talk and I feel like it should somewhat be paid for it. So it's um, I Don't know and kind of as I'm kind of growing my platform stuff. I think I'm becoming a bit more like Picky with what I do. I'm not just gonna spend money to go and speak and work It's doesn't really make much sense to me Joshua G says I don't think it would be beneficial for me as I have ADHD as well. I Would question that, you know, perhaps Having the ability or training yourself or trying out on the long period of time. Perhaps it will be harder. I Think you could still get a lot of benefits from it I think the longest that I've ever meditated for is two hours I'm pretty good at it. Like I've Yeah That's cool My channel says I found beat saber to be great for stimming and cardio. I can imagine definitely Hi, Cart Lily. How you doing? I'm from New Mexico USA many autistic people are also hyper mobile very true that can be a Concern particularly if you're wanting to get into Exercise and sport and stuff. I heard from a lot of people that when a lot of hyper mobile individuals they kind of get into Kind of areas of sport which require a lot of flexibility They kind of they have like a lot of advantages sort of early on in life, but when it comes to You know post kind of 25 30 35 40, you know that kind of hyper mobility can become an issue if you don't tackle it Building mobility is is is always also really good At least penciled. Yeah, it was you did so well. Literally the whole room came to listen. Yeah My star says I make meditation music to help my sensory issues meditation is part of my central routine That's cool. I hope you found that have you like Have you What's a word? How long have you meditated before like do you do it for like 30 minutes 15 an hour? I don't know I'd love to know two hours Yeah, um, I guess just just practice probably Good to be pick a totally a Meme generator says do you think neurodiverse people naturally gravitate towards each other based on my experience of having ADHD and Having lots of friends of Watson. I feel like we make great allies generally. I think I think we all have kind of an inherent understanding of like how different people can be and how Different people express and and what kind of judgments that people can have of us So I think we tend to be a lot more less less judgy with people and sort of let Conversations or relationships kind of blossom over time and and sort of adjust over time rather than making those really hard Boundaries with people that we don't really feel Which I think is is really great and that can that can be applied to any kind of diversity I suppose but You know, I I've talked a lot about how For some reason ADHD and autistic people tend to get on really well Like I think there's just something about like the autistic communication of being blunt and direct and kind of bringing people back to a particular line of conversation and then the ADHD person's kind of branching off the Social conversation a bit more widely and sort of bringing new topics and Encouraging or finding and creating social opportunities You know, so I would agree with you on that. It's obviously not gonna generalize to everybody But just from my own personal experience. Yeah Jack the last day are you streaming video games yet? I don't want to miss that Not not at the moment. I'm trying to get into the habit of well, I'm trying to set up myself to Start doing streaming. I don't know if it's gonna be video games. It could be It's it's probably gonna start as more of like a video kind of commentary kind of thing. I think So I'm looking at different videos online about autism about mental health and kind of giving my My takes on them in my my thoughts my experiences So, yeah Cat Lily says my boyfriend has a HD and I have autism I think our socializing styles can be very more similar. You think What what ways would you say that they're similar? Rob Patton says I go to a local skate park and I get overwhelmed when it goes to crowded There's lots of people but I go in the morning when it's quite to help me slowly get used to the crowds That's that sounds like a good good decision in your part I could probably say the same about the gym, but Because of my schedule just being all over the place at the moment. It's it's very dependent on How much time I have or like when I have time? Yeah I'd like I'd like to say that I go on at a regular time every every day to kind of help my routine and stuff But it doesn't tend to pan out that way How long do I usually meditate for I haven't done it in a while, you know, and I should do I think it would be really helpful for me I love the guided meditations that you can find on YouTube, but I think one of the issues that I find with Stuff like that. So I've got a very particular like style of voice that calms me down and that I can relate to a bit more and It's it's hard to find like this that like a one one person whose voice kind of Works for me. So I've got it. I've got a test and find and find new ones and save them and I can't remember the last one I did. I think it was Meditation I did when my mom and dad passed away, which kind of helps me Process some of the emotions that I was feeling during the time Maya star says I actually teach energy healing and meditation courses So I spend a lot of time in meditative states. I started making meditation music this year I actually released it, but I use it for myself all day. That's really cool Maya would you would you be interested in sending me sending me what you made? Maybe I can Have a look at it and stuff. It would be cool, too If it's something that you feel that you can speak on maybe we could do like a podcast together or something on it That'd be cool Mickey dots Ms. God Joe says I am autistic and my best friend thinks she has ADHD And we have the best relationship and most of them conversations tends to be that way lots of them like diving into aspects of humanity and strange special interest areas and quirky things and random philosophical questions that tends to be the The way that there's there's relationships care for me. I love it. It's great Thought some DBT therapy, you know what I've actually at the moment I'm trying to Like manage the work that I've got so I do produce a lot of content and I'm really wanting to have some time to like listen to audiobooks and to to research like new literature that's come out But it's it's been increasingly hard at the moment. So I I'm having a bit of a review of the work that I'm doing So I think, you know that that would be probably the first part of called kind of look into that stuff I think it's just because I just don't have very good Experiences with sort of traditional therapy, you know, I've been doing I've been in it since I was I don't know 14 probably therapy some kind of cancelling anything any talking thing And I it hasn't really produced much of a positive effects on me long-term. So it's You know It's something that I need to look into a bit more about DBT because I've heard a lot of people actually Speaking on it. I might have a quick kind of I Let's say behavioral therapy DBT is the type of talking therapy It's based on the cognitive behavioral therapy, but it's specifically adapted for people who feel emotions very intensely The MO DBT is to help you understand accept your difficult feelings lend skills to manage them. I Think maybe possibly if you if you do kind of feel like if you're in that category I wouldn't be able to talk in any kind of capacity on that But if it includes like a baseline understanding of autism and the way that we process and understand emotions, then that would be good I Think ideally it would just be some kind of psychotherapy, which is designed and informed by autistic lived experience, which It's gonna be hard to find we need more autistic ADHD therapists who Actually like understand understand some of the concepts that are not Fully embedded within the scientific literature or even even if they are like just being aware of that because a lot of Therapists and stuff then they're not they're not really they're not really up there In terms of understanding these kind of things and how it can impact the success of therapy You know, it's it's different. It's not it's not, you know It's different for us for resortes and ADHD is My stuff says mostly to mass background noise. Yep. I feel that really helps my brain settle down I know what you mean. Some voices work and some don't mm-hmm, I Bet I've been asked quite a few times on these lives to start like a ASMR channel Maybe maybe maybe we could collaborate I could do some Relax relaxing mindfulness meditation videos of the music Maybe Just as hope you get exercising more next week Thomas for your mental health totally remember stay hydrated. Thank you very much for that Mr. Joshua Hydrated with a very healthy drink that I've got here that it seems to be just a staple part of my live streams Just not being able to pull together like a a flask of water or something before I go live I'm always rushing to like Get to my computer set everything up like at the lighting all set up and stuff Mickey her says that Nichols and dimes David Godin's excise on YouTube try it's good. I Will have a look at that Mine master, I appreciate the the offer I don't really want Advertisements on the live though. Thank you It's on my channel I would love to do a podcast sometimes but in a moment. I'm sailing too close to the wind with my sensory issues hard to go My content made relate totally Cat Lady says that like you said being more blunt relating to sharing a similar story that happened to us Just like in small talk talking about special interests Think that there's probably really good things about like the ADHD autism dynamic in friends and stuff I'm wondering like if there's any stats on like relationships like weather Because I know that some people have talked about how autistic people tend to find over autistic people to have relationships with but I Wonder what it is with like autism and ADHD I'm not sure. Oh Yeah, my music should be on whatever your music favorite music app is to What's that? What's the link? Are you able to post it in there YouTube? Austin says a DB DB T is geared more towards BPD in general, but seems to be seems to apply to anyone with emotional processing issues Interesting might have to check that out Definitely would love to collaborate with your music to your meditations cool Do you have my email? I'll put my email in the chat He's having an email is probably the best way to contact me Instagram DMs can get a bit crazy Realist Katie says do you think that the experience of autism changes with age? Um, I think it can do I think emotional Under understanding of emotional and social things can can be can change as you go older I think most of it is just the way that you understand and relate to being autistic like the the things that you experience and Yeah, the way they I think it's the same like even with things like mental health Like as I've got older like the way that I relate to them the way that I manage them has changed And I think you could say the same for like the more negative flight autistic traits that I have definitely You welcome Maya I want to kind of in meditation with your voice. Yeah The Sadie Raccoon and Scott a G says hi may I ask about music as a way to stem? I lately have realized that I am enjoying music with since Synthesizers quite a lot. Yeah, I'm all to you now talked about that I'm a fair bit like audio visuals synthesizers I Think yeah, I I would be open to trying something like that I think maybe if I have an app for it when I'm having a difficult time Like melty shut down you kind of experience then I might check that out I mostly use music as like a background to my life though like It's kind of like producing your own like movie kind of scenario It helps me understand and express my emotions when I listen to music which is really good Maya star says I'm 50 this year and I have changed a lot except my artistic traits more etc That is that that is the way to go. Yeah Kali says you learn more coping skills as you get older. I think so too and also also Highlighting and embracing the positive things that you have the positive traits and The you have an autistic person is also really really great And actually like crafting things crafting aspects of your life around the things that you're good at definitely Somatic therapies can be better than talk therapy. What is somatic? I Just you ask do you think the dbt therapy would be helpful for RSD and ADHD? Um, as I said, I don't have too much knowledge or insight into dbt or light specific mainstream talking therapies May maybe if you if you have sort of a different sort of emotional processing kind of style as as Austin says That could that could possibly be the case I guess Brothers get it says I've actually had a very positive experience with craniosacral therapy Right, I'm gonna have to Google again brain of craniosacral therapy Is gently hands-on technique that uses light touch to examine membranes and movements of fluids around the central nervous system Relieving tension in the central nervous system promotes a feeling of well-being by eliminating pain and boosting health and immunity um it kind of I It sounds like massage therapy to me, which I also really like for proprioception and stuff, but I Don't know I'd have to look into that Apparently the the evidence isn't isn't too good for that, but if you've had positive results for it, definitely Imagine Brothers get it says our relationship can be really bad if both you don't know you're autistic and can't support each other Yeah, you need to know yourself, especially in those relationships totally Just you says just found this article called why every person with ADHD is an autistic friend from medium Go check out that if you're interested medium.com artfully autistic I'm gonna check I'm gonna save that for there Media artfully that's cool So they actually have like a page and stuff They've got an article called if you've met one neurotypical person you've met one neurotypical person That's so funny. I Love that. I love those kind of like Flipping the scraped kind of things. It just makes me It makes me happy inside, you know Rich concerts. Hey, Tom's just one say I lived in Leeds and would love to do a meet-up and connect Yeah, I need to take a check out the results of that And these chickens see perhaps if if people are down for it But we could definitely organize something like that. I don't know what people would want to do Do you have any like suggestions of what we could go for? Oh Relish guys Relish get asked what's your favorite movie? I've got a lot of favorites. I really love the eyeing giant That's that's one of the ones that I look really love. I relate a lot a lot to him. So it's it's nice for me Scribblebyte says hello fam as the kids say speaking of music. Have you heard of chiptunes for autism? No Is that another thing I'm gonna have to Google? Probably Is that like a what is chiptunes? I have no idea. Is it just like Different is it something that you've made You tell me about it I let Nairie says hi. I'm new here. I don't I Don't know the topic, but do you know any information about HSP and autism? I think HSP is one part of autism, but many people believe it's totally different thing. What do you know? Um, my understanding of HSP. It's a highly highly sensitive person which I think it kind of falls under the I'm if I'm to Do you mean like Hennock Show lame purr purr or it you mean Highly sensitive person because I Think it's it's very much like a a personality trait from from what I gather from what I've looked at before and I'm not too sure that it necessary like I think it can be helpful for when people You know it needs some way to understand themselves. I don't know if it's necessarily I Don't know not really sure to be honest My status is I read the HSP book before I got my diagnosis and it definitely could relate to it Well, I guess it does kind of have crossovers with with autism because we we are sensitive to a lot of things And our courses all the responses what higher Tend to have anxiety disorders mental disorders difficult aspects to our lives negative experiences, so I guess so that could be Definitely something Apparently it's not associated with autism I'd have to look into that a lot more to be honest It's another thing that I need to check into anyone knows a lot about it. Just please let me know If you could magically stay at one age forever, how old would you choose to be? probably probably 25 Well, my brains fully develops, you know, maybe Repartence as I had hit no therapy one time. It really helped my mental health Cool. I've had some good things about that. I think any kind of like distinct like sort of Different kind of therapy can sometimes be helpful because the traditional ones just from my experience and talking to people. They're just not They just haven't been very helpful for a lot of the people I've spoken to And Nikki Danx says hey, I'm what is to love your content. Thank you so much. I appreciate that EMDR was very helpful for getting through childhood bullying blockage God you guys are giving me so many things to Research Not not saying it's a bad thing, but I'm typing away on this thing EMDR I movement desensitization and reprocessing a comprehensive psychotherapy that helps you process and recover from past experiences That are affecting your mental health and well-being It involves side-to-side eye movements combined with talk therapy in specific structured format. Oh Is it is it a well-documented Like research-backed method. That's what I'm interested in It seems like there's a lot of it's it's been apparently Developed in the 1980s for PTSD related things Encourages the patient focus briefly on the traumatic memory while it simultaneously experiences bilateral stimulation Hmm. It seems to I mean there's an association behind it I Guess oh, I mean that that that seems like something that would help people HP is made up. Well, I used to think I was Yeah, I don't know if it I think everything is made up like You know everything that we we know is it's made up by somebody Whether it's applicable in a certain setting or not is I Guess I think it can be helpful for for some people to kind of understand and be taken seriously I think that's another another thing like some people can I think it's good to have Something to kind of fall back on when you're in a tricky situation You know, if you if you're struggling and you need some support then perhaps having some kind of Official or not on unofficial kind of thing to point to can can sometimes be helpful Young giant is brilliant. Totally. It's great. I Didn't like that in therapy. I did it. I felt so distracted Yeah, I kind of imagine that as well like but I am very open to trying different things I Kind of feel like I have a Somewhat of a grasp on my own mental health. I mean I do compared to when I was younger So I'd be open to trying different things I think it's just like trying to Fit time in to do it and finding somewhere and getting the money together to pay for it I think there's a lot of things a lot of factors Some sometimes with therapy it can take more out of me to actually go to the therapy and do it then the benefits of that long-term so You know Sally in this case is hello Thomas. Hello. Welcome to the stream I'm gonna stay on for another 10 minutes usually finish around half six, but I did start a little bit late So we'll go for another 10 minutes It's music made for buying for autistic people. Oh, this is the their chiptunes It's run by an ND gentleman who makes compilation of different albums on different ND themes For example music for people who get sensory overload and vice versa Hmm Pat Lee says our HSP is unofficial. My sister says she is because she has sensory issues, but It's not autistic Yeah, I I don't know Thank you for the email Maya. I'll try and get to that Yes, it's always good to have tools medications expensive and for me acting lessons are very helpful acting lessons What for like for like just just your own personal enjoyment and especially interests like engagement or Acting in terms of masking maybe I Don't know. I would I would I would probably agree more of the former The latter is probably not going to be good long-term Resgate says but the HS HSP concepts harmful when you're actually autistic happens to women especially Yeah, I know I know that the misdiagnosis can be A quite a big issue I think For a lot of people especially autistic women people from different minority groups it's um Yeah Yeah, I think anything that kind of distracts you from the main like difference that you have which in a lot of cases is autism You know you think about things like BPD and bipolar and I guess things related to HSB could be like a diversion from Understanding someone as being autistic So I can see why that can be Possibly harmful to people, but I Imagine that you know for some people who aren't autistic Perhaps having an understanding of themselves and kind of this understanding of this like characterization of who Of what this person is like that might might be Interesting like it might be might be of help to them to understanding The ways that they can improve and the ways that they can deal with the negative experiences that they've had and the faults and Emotions etc. So Yeah, I mean, obviously obviously if you're autistic is it's good not to just be slapped on with these labels My instast is I was diagnosed misdiagnosed here with bipolar took a long time before is assessed But I didn't get my diagnosis until I was 40. Yeah The old age odd HD flourishing Matia who came onto my podcast was talking about their Misdiagnosis of bipolar and I think it's I think it's a lot to do with this kind of sick They were talking about this idea of cyclical energy Which is basically like they go through periods of high energy They go through periods of low energy and I think some people can You know, if you if you apply for example, if you're thinking about autistic burnout Like you could imagine that with the autistic burnout roller coaster cycle that it could come across as Somewhat having highs and lows in that sense Might be a long period of burnout that you experience which maybe characterizes more of a depressive state Which it kind of shares a lot of traits and features with that and then I guess if you were to Look at like the highs where we have lots of energy and we're hyper focused and we've got special interests and we feel motivated You know, it could come across as that way. I suppose so You know So it's not good people need to be especially psychologist said mental health and medical people need to be much more aware of autism and how to reference people how to signpost people to good resources around it and also to get them actually put down for having some kind of an autism assessment or something like that rather than trying to find these these crazy Different ways of characterizing them like as bipolar and stuff and BPD Kat least as I think I definitely think HSP is related to autism some people mistake one for the other because the overlap Yeah, I'd be interested in learning a bit more about that. I think probably if you know, I could probably find something from Megan Neff my One of one of my role models on Instagram divergent neurodivergent insights I'm definitely someone to follow if you're interested in crossovers and misdiagnosis and lots of other stuff They've actually started a podcast recently, which I've been part of They have that they have these like crossover diagrams, which I think are really helpful for a lot of people She's a she's a really great resource if you haven't checked her out already She talks about like Alex fine here and interception and and sleep Lots of stuff where we had a great podcast talking all about Alexa fine me and on the on their podcast So Look out for that. She's probably gonna post some some reels about it at some point I don't say see Stacy says from my personal experience. HSP is sensitive extra exception. Um, I Kind of have an idea of what extra exception might be I'm just gonna have another Google Oh my god extra exception so Refers to implicit knowledge we have in our body in relation to space extra exceptions perception of our external sensory worlds Okay Makes sense. So interception internal extra exception external Yeah, so I would agree with you Yeah, if you're if you're sensitive to the external world makes sense that you would be an H HSP kind of related person Mine started that was very much for me regularly burning out and it would cycle every few weeks bad times Kali says I'm diagnosed with bipolar and autism and I think both are correct, but I'm questioning the bipolar bit Yeah, I can imagine that I think I think it just a lot of medical professionals did they kind of lump us into the lump women into these kind of more BPD bipolar things which is not not very helpful It could very much be like that I I know that there's lots of different types of bipolar. So it's not as easy as saying I You are or not because you you fit into this certain kind of style that you have like things like psychophimia and Type was like type one type two Bipolar so there's lots of different differences Do you find do you find that that's helpful like do you take any meds for it because it might be in that like if you if you Do take meds and they do help and they're going to maybe it might be Somewhat helpful, but I know that a lot of them are mood stabilizers, which I think would would help in general for Well stabilizing your emotion is to some degree. Nope. You can't have both hmm Vicky Vicky zero nine Force as I'm newly late diagnosed autistic diagnosed 11 years into fighting for my son to be assessed in fact any UK based Resource recommendations. I'm no face northeast based and new to my diagnosis. I Definitely follow as a lot of people from the actually autistic community and Read about their lived experience. You can you can find some Pathways in support with Autism organizations, but I'd be very wary about which ones you go to Because they get they can suggest some things that autistic people are not not too keen on being used so Definitely follow a lot of autistic people if you want to learn about the autistic experience what helps what doesn't help Some of the experiences that we have and how we deal with that with those and process those So, you know It's good to have that lived experience aspect of it You get might you get your support and insight from me. Oh my god. I Appreciate that but It's I'm kind of in a state this week and my self-esteem is very low So it's very hard for me to take compliments this week. Oh, thank you Grace says I just joining my eight-year-olds SH's mainly when he gets hurt or drops something accidentally would love your insight on this It's something that I did when I was a teen and it can It usually happened when I was having a meltdown. I think having some level of Insight into different strategies that just Work overall and don't require a lot of effort when when you're in those highly emotional states can be helpful Finding things that work for the individual trying different things managing sensory experiences managing and Incorporating and encouraging stimming and different stimming aspects to to cope with the stress and Having more of an approach of right. Okay Not just get rid of this but actually replace it with something, you know for me Taekwondo is really helpful You know, I I could beat up a bag You know, I could just get all my energy and my aggression out on on a heavy bag And that would just be that really regulating and great for me And I'd be able to take take out that kind of anger and frustration on something else Maybe martial art or something, but it very much depends on the individual and that I'd hesitate to offer any concrete advice around that because it is such a You know variable thing person to person I Think woman my stuff says I think women present is bipolar because they mask more I Think that's what creates the difference in presentation compared to man How would the how would that be the case? Interesting. I'm not I'm not Disregarding your your idea. I just I'm just interested Catalyze says I take lithium and it does help me. I Have short-term mood swings within longer mood swings. I feel moods very intensely which I have read can be I've waited for the end of it. Oh I got it. It always happens that I go on for an hour and then like As soon as it comes up to like the the hour mark like I get like an influx of people and It makes me want to not stop, but I probably should I am going to think about some Like Doing some like longer like live streams because I really enjoy doing these things and it's so lovely to interact with you all and And chat and talk about different aspects of autism I'm very honored that you just want to come Listen to me to ramble and answer questions and stuff it it doesn't mean a lot to me I'll compete you again When you're feeling better so you can take it to heart. Thank you. I dance to my own music sim for bed. That's awesome Thank you very much Austin. Cheers for cheers for joining in again I really appreciate like the membership and things like that and I also appreciate how diligent you are with coming to my live streams and So the support in the work that I do join the discord things like that If you have liked it so far make sure to give it a like if you like the if you're on the YouTube aspect It's helped me a lot Now we'll actually try and schedule something at some point as well So I know if you want to show some some support to me over on Instagram Sharing any of my content really helps obviously following helps If you want to support me moderately, I do have the bike badges that you can use during the Instagram lives, which I don't know how much they are. I have to check but um, that would be greatly appreciated if you find my common trees to be somewhat helpful No worries if not I know that we're you know, especially for myself. I struggle with the maintaining work and money and finances and stuff. So I am very much understanding about that My says, uh, I mean women present with burnout because men because they tend to mass socially more Yeah, that that's that's always going to be an extra aspect to I suppose Well, um guys I will Is is is doing a Longest stream something that you would want like I'm just interested at the end because I am wanting to to go over to youtube and and do these Not not these streams. I'm gonna keep these as both in the instagram and youtube thing We're just kind of chat for an hour or so But I am also wanting to possibly start doing some streaming like possibly for I don't know How long how long would I do it for? Um Maybe two three four hours something like that doing in Watch watch some videos things like that. Would that be something that you're interested in? Hope you have a great day. Thank you stallion. Bye stacey. Thank you for um, thank you for joining in and thank you rob as well You'd like that angela I don't know how like the autistic community on youtube would appreciate that like whether whether my Commentary would be something that would be good Yeah Give it giving a bit of a video reaction To waters and things we could do that I'd have to have um Some ideas of what to watch and stuff I would listen to longer streams spending what time might be working at the same time That's so that's all cool with me Yes, more of you I would love that Thank you stallion Well, I will think about that and try and try and get something um Concrete Maybe set a day where I can do a good old stream It's probably likely going to be sometime in the evening so that I can get some gym working um Well, possibly not. I will have a think and try and fit something into my calendar um Yeah, we'll have we'll have a go I would love that your videos help me a lot. I'm glad angela. I really am You want me to react to nts? You want me to react to nts talking about life and things I could do that that would be quite funny actually Oh my god. Yeah, maybe Maybe yeah You know that that that is that is that we could have like a part of it which is um autism Like I could I could reveal like autism music videos and stuff like that from like the actual autistic community but then I could also View some like popular videos and give like the autism perspective on stuff The drama maybe Maybe maybe Let's talk about the nt. Okay I just don't want to come across to like the the mainstream media or the world is like I'm bashing on on their asypicals um, because I don't like bashing on anyone really unless they are particularly deplorable human beings or groups, but um Could be funny. Yeah okay I'll have a think and I'll I don't know organize something and We'll see what I'll see what I can do See what I can do. We'll get we'll get at least one live stream going for it It's not bashing if it's a learning experience Totally All right, well, I'm gonna leave you guys. I'm gonna have a think about how to fit in a live stream Thing and how to set up like the video stuff and things like that, but thank you for joining and um Yeah, go check out my my link tree Have a look at my my different pages and services I've dropped my my Talk to me one-to-one service down from 80 to 50 pounds So if you want to chat to me 50 minutes about something autism related get my take on certain things that is in my link tree You can organize that for whenever will be good for you Thank you very much. I'll be for the badge. Um I feel I feel like badges should carry on through like different lives, but I know they doesn't But I very much appreciate that. Thank you so much Alrighty See you later YouTube. Bye